December 21, 2020

Vale gets license to start work at Capanema

Project will add net capacity of 14 million tonnes per year at the Timbopeba site.

December 20, 2020

Landslide at Vale mine in Brazil kills person near location of 2019 dam disaster

Vale said it was cooperating with authorities in finding the cause of the landslide.

December 18, 2020

Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011

Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”

December 18, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

December 17, 2020

Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects

The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.

December 17, 2020

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive

Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.

December 16, 2020

Iron ore prices on the march again

Futures hit fresh record in China after country's steel industry body in call with Rio TInto says current pricing mechanism "unreasonable."

December 15, 2020

Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound

Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.

December 15, 2020

Rio Tinto willing to help improve iron ore pricing system – China steel body

CISA recently called on regulators in China to investigate a spike in prices on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, saying there were signs speculators had piled in.

December 15, 2020

Vale adopts new global working model

The flexible office format will allow employees to switch between remote work and face-to-face meetings at collaborative hubs.